BHEL bags Rs 7,800 cr order in Tamil Nadu

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has received Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) orders worth Rs 7,800 crore from Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) for a 1320 mega watt (MW) plant near Chennai. The company said that the order is to set up a 2X660 MW coal-fired supercritical thermal power project at Ennore SEZ.
 
The contract was won by BHEL against International Competitive Bidding. The company partnered with Power Finance Corporation (PFC) another PSU by syndicating the financing package in the current competitive environment, said BHEL.
 
The plant will be constructed on a reclaimed ash pond, calling for specalised civil design, utilising on otherwise barren land.
 
The scope of work in the project include design, engineering, manufacture, supply, construction, erection, testing and commissioning for the EPC package comprising 2X660 MW supercritical sets.
 
With this project, BHEL has now won orders for supply and installation of 35 supercritical boilers and 30 turbines of 660/700/800 MW ratings. The company has commissioned more than 380 coal based sets aggregating to more than 95,000 MW in the country. The company has a manufacturing capacity to 20,000 megawatt per annum.